Name details

Gotley Buttress

Gotley Buttress (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gotley Buttress  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 225

Feature type: Buttress

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

Narrative

A steep rock buttress running generally north from its intersection with Gibney Buttress towards Atkinson Cliffs, Heard Island. Named after Aubrey V. Gotley, Meteorologist and Officer-in-Charge, 1948 ANARE Heard Island Expedition.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
53° 04' 27.3" S
-53.07425°
Accurate to 30m
Longitude:
73° 30' 17.0" E
73.50472°
Accurate to 30m
Altitude:
1800 m
Accurate to 30m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Georeferenced Satellite Image
Source Name:
World View 23/3/2008
Source Identifier:
Metadata ( Heard_WorldView-1_23MAR08 - Heard Island WorldView-1 Image (23 March 2008) orthorectification )
Source Scale:
1:5000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
DigitalGlobe
Remote sensing:
Altitude from: A Digital Elevation Model of Heard Island derived from TerraSAR satellite imagery Entry ID: heard_dem_terrasar

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
3-Dec-1982

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